Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 13.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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